â¢ Border officials: 3 of 4 people crossing the border are from countries other than Mexico. â¢ State lawmaker: âTexas is not waiting for Washington to act.â. Last weekend, I visited McAllen, Texas, a hotbed of activity in the recent immigration surge on the U.S. â Mexico border.
Spanish Settlement. After the discovery of Cuba by Christopher Columbus at october 28 of 1492, the spanish settlement started in the Island. The Colonizers arrived and once and for all they imposed customs, culture and ways, that anything had to see with who they constituted the autochthonous population until then.
In Spanish-American War. Cuba did not become a US colony, or at least not in the way that the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico did. However, the US did install a pro-American government in Cuba, and â¦ the US Navy maintained a base at Guantanamo Bay.he US entered the Spanish American War because: - The US had investments in Cuba and the fighting between the Cubans and the Spanish was ruining the economy. - The American p â¦ eople sympathized with the Cubans' desire for independence from Spain.